Jennifer Lazovich

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Practice Highlights:

Jennifer Lazovich is a leading Nevada land use, legislative, and government affairs attorney. For more than twenty-five years, she has helped shape some of the state’s most significant and complex development projects, advising clients on entitlement strategies, franchise agreements, regulatory approvals, and governmental relations. Her work includes securing major land use approvals for the future home of the Athletics Major League Baseball team on the Las Vegas Strip, the immersive entertainment district AREA15, the iconic Hard Rock guitar-shaped hotel tower, and Nevada’s first stand-alone comprehensive children’s hospital, an Intermountain Health facility that will expand access to specialized pediatric care across the region.

She has played an instrumental role in advancing projects addressing the region’s critical housing needs. Among her achievements, Jennifer secured key city entitlements for the $500 million Desert Pines Golf Course redevelopment, a landmark mixed-use, mixed-income project featuring affordable multifamily housing alongside market-rate for-sale homes. Her experience spans a broad portfolio of large-scale residential, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and master-planned community projects throughout Nevada, consistently guiding complex developments from entitlement through completion. She also assists clients with business license matters for liquor and gaming licenses.

Known for strategic judgment, political insight, and deep understanding of Nevada’s regulatory landscape, she also represents clients before the Nevada Legislature. Jennifer’s legislative experience includes drafting, negotiating, amending, and advancing legislation involving land use, water rights, property rights, gaming, cannabis, healthcare, housing, technology, and a broad range of business and regulatory matters. She has represented clients including DoorDash, Google, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, and Republic Services, as well as a wide range of other businesses.

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Community:

As a proud native Nevadan, Jennifer has devoted herself to civic leadership and service throughout the state. She is a graduate of the prestigious Leadership Las Vegas program, an elite initiative of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce dedicated to cultivating Southern Nevada’s next generation of business leaders.

Jennifer has devoted substantial time to supporting nonprofit and mission-driven organizations across Nevada. She has provided legal services to Nevada Partners, The Poppy Foundation and Olive Crest.

Her leadership includes serving as former Chair of Public Policy for the Southern Nevada chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, where she helped advance advocacy and policy initiatives supporting breast cancer awareness and research. Jennifer previously served on the board of the Nevada Preservation Foundation, supporting historic preservation and revitalization efforts throughout the state. She remains active in civic and business circles and is a member of the Prospector’s Club in Reno.

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Accomplishments:

Jennifer is a sought-after speaker on complex growth, zoning, and regulatory issues shaping the region’s development landscape. She has served as a speaker and panelist for the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at UNLV, continuing legal education programs, and prominent industry organizations.

Her recent speaking engagements include the 2025 Regional Affordable Housing Forum hosted by the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and programs presented by the Southern Nevada Chapter of the CCIM Institute regarding code changes affecting commercial and industrial development in the region.

Honors & Recognition
Jennifer is consistently recognized by leading legal and industry organizations for her excellence in land use, zoning, government relations, and real estate law.

• Martindale-Hubbell
• • Holds an AV Preeminent® Rating, the highest peer-review rating awarded for professional excellence and ethical standards.
  • Named a Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use & Zoning (2013).
• Chambers USA
• • Ranked No. 1 Nationwide in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use in the 2023 Chambers USA Guide.
  • Ranked among America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Zoning & Land Use Law (2013–2015, 2017).
  • Recognized as a Leader in the Field for Real Estate and Zoning/Land Use (2018).
• Best Lawyers®
• • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Government Relations Law (2009–2019, 2021–2025).
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use & Zoning Law (2011–2025).
  • Named Las Vegas Government Relations Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2019).
  • Named Las Vegas Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year (2015, 2023).
• State and Regional Recognition
• • Named one of the Top 100 Lawyers by MyVegas Magazine (2019).
  • Recognized among the Top 100 Attorneys by Nevada Business Magazine’s Nevada Legal Elite (2009, 2010).
  • Named a Top Lawyer in Land Use by Vegas Inc. (2013).
  • Selected as one of Desert Companion Magazine’s Top Lawyers for Government (2011, 2014).
  • Honored as a 40 Under 40 recipient by In Business Las Vegas (2008).

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Education:

J.D. Southwestern University School of Law, 1998
B.S. University of Southern California, 1994

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Bar Admission:

Nevada 1998